Prism of Sennacherib (Oriental Institute)

7th century BC · Assyria

Prism of Sennacherib (Oriental Institute), from Assyria, dated 7th century BC. It was found at Nineveh. Today it is kept at the ISAC (Oriental Institute), Chicago.

Date

7th century BC

Civilization

Assyria

Found at

Nineveh

Where it is today

ISAC (Oriental Institute), Chicago

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